Headrest for motorists



conjunction application "filed iiebruery Ito 584 .169.

To all whom ill f may com x it known that JOHN lcirnnnorrr, a citizen. oi? the United idtates, residing; at his" 10.19, Yale dive in the county of Louis and Fitatcot ssouri, have invented cor in new and u e Ful ling irovemcnts in a Headrest for, ltil otrn'islsw, which is dcs' iccl es ccially to be usedin with auto. :zobile seats and ot which. the following; is a specification.

This invention. relat s to a head rest which designed especially to be used. in conjunce tion with automobile seats and has tor its principal ob ect to provide simple and ethcient means upon which the head may be rested by the passengers 11']. the aldornobilo.

Another important. object oi. the invention to provide a device of this nature which is adjustable to accommodate persons oi di f- :l erent heights'by a simple and eilicient vertical adjustment. a

ll still further object oi'" the invention. is to provide adjusting; means so as to place the head rest invarious positions tor ac commodating the various positions which a passenger might desire to take.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein ailter more fully described and clalmed.

lln the drawing a Figure 1 is an elevation oit one modification of the head rest showing the s: me attached to the upper portion oi an automobile seat, I

modification oi the holding" means for the head rest, and

l igure 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring; to the drawing: in detail and especially Figures 1 to 3 inclusive it will be seen that 1 represents a seat of any pro terred construction having the lugs 2 czn tending from its sides. The brackets 3 are attached to thelupgs and include the clamp 'es the bolt 6 whereby this bracket bar may rel on to the bracket 3. The upper end of the bracket bar 8 is provided with a plurality oi annular grooves or notches 9. The head rest proper consists of a flexible ineniher 11. which is provided at its ends with strap elements euga geable with the bucltlc 1. These strap elements 12 are adapted to cn age the loops 14loi the springs 15 which are'provided at their other ends with loops l6 tor engaging the annular grooves or notches l0. seen thatthe flexible member 11 may be adjusted 'ertically in relation to the bracket bars 8 and that the bracket bars 8 may also be adjusted vertically in relation to the brackets 8 and may be in and out of alignine nt at various angles therewith as may he found. desirable Referring; to the modification disclosed in Figure 4t it will be seen that any suitable apertured bracket 17 is attached to the seat and a bracket bar 18 is passed through its aperture and held in place by the nuts 19 whereby the brachet bar may be adjustedvertically. The upper end of the bracket bar 153 is provided with the series oi? annular grooves or notches 20 for receiving; the loops 16 or the spring 15. lhe remainin portion cl thedevice will be the same as those de-' previously scribed in connection with the described modifications.

Referring; to the modification shown in Figure 5 it will be seen that a bracket 22 is provided having}; therein a horizontal slot 23 through which passes the bolt 24- being pro videdwith a thumb nut 26. This bolt 24ialso passes through a slot 27 provided in the bracket bar 8 which is provided with the anthe loops l4: is disclosed to advantage in Figure 1.

l have described. my invention with some degree of particularity in connection with my preferred embodiment thereoi but it is to be understood. that numerous changes in ar 8 is provi ed with be held in various adjusted positions inllt will, therefore, be readily til ll ll nular notches or grooves 10 for receiving" form, and in the combination and arrangement 01 parts may be resorted to without (leparting from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed. I

5 Having thus described my invention What.

1 claim as new is In combination, a head rest a pair of brackets for said head rest each of which consists of a bracket bar provided at its up- 10 per end With a series of annular notches loops for engaging said notches, springs on saici loops engaging); the ends of said head rest, and means for attaching: the bars to :2 seat 111 the manner and for the p11 rpese specified.

In testimony whereof i ahix my 51 gnuturc in presence 01'? two Witnesses.

JOHN ICKHNROU i.

Witnesses JOHN R. STUCKIGS, S. IIORN. 

